LT McGuinness and the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy have announced the launch of the inaugural Māori Scholarship program, Te Karahipi Te Rae Pakari. The scholarship aims to provide young, aspiring Māori footballers with an opportunity to pursue their dreams of...
The Wellington Phoenix have kept hold of a key member of the men’s engine room. The Phoenix have re-signed Australian midfielder Nicholas Pennington for the 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League season. Pennington, 24, has made 44 appearances for the club over...
The Wellington Phoenix have moved quickly to strengthen the men’s midfield, following the departures of Clayton Lewis and Steven Ugarkovic. The Phoenix have signed ball-winning midfielder Mohamed Al-Taay for the next two Isuzu UTE A-League seasons. Al-Taay, 22, has played...
The Wellington Phoenix have farewelled eight men’s squad members following the team’s exit from the Isuzu UTE A-League finals. In addition to the already announced departures of Oli Sail, Clayton Lewis and Steven Ugarkovic, centre backs Josh Laws and Nikko...
The Wellington Phoenix have looked to their thriving academy to help take the women’s team to the next level. Academy technical director Paul Temple has been appointed coach of the Phoenix women for the next two Liberty A-League seasons. “I’m...
The Wellington Phoenix’s Isuzu UTE A-League season has again come to an end in the first week of the finals. The Phoenix have been beaten 2-0 by Adelaide United in their elimination final at Coopers Stadium in Adelaide, with Reds...
The Wellington Phoenix will be appointing a new head coach for the 2023-24 Liberty A-League season. Natalie Lawrence has decided against seeking reappointment, following a review of the team’s 2022-23 campaign. The Phoenix women finished bottom of the A-League ladder...
Ufuk Talay is determined “to go all the way” in the Isuzu UTE A-League in what is his final season with the Wellington Phoenix. The Phoenix face Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium on Friday night in the club’s third elimination...
Michaela Foster and Oskar Zawada have scooped the majority of the player accolades at the Wellington Phoenix’s annual awards night. They have been crowned the Spark and OPPO players of the year at the Phoenix awards dinner held at the...
First team squad member Finn Surman and eight Wellington Phoenix academy players have been named in the New Zealand men’s squad for the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina. The centre back, who graduated from the academy last year,...